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CAPE-TOWN. 
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Waited on a Mr. M , who has a grant from 
government of an island at the mouth of the Great, or 
Orange River. He mentioned that there was an 
opening into a cliff, a little to the south of that river, 
which would afford shelter to two ships — that a bar 
runs across the mouth of the river, which has five 
fathoms water on it when the tide is down — that there 
are no trees lining the sides of the river near the sea — 
that there are several small islands near the mouth, but 
he was uncertain whether they may not be overflowed 
during the rainy season — he thinks there are fountains 
in the neighbourhood, but was not sure if they have 
always water. Mr. M could at any time convey 
a cargo from Cape-town by sea to the Great River. 
I visited with much pleasure the military schools at 
the Barracks, in which there were about two hundred 
children, who are all taught according to the British 
system, and appeared to have made great proficiency. 
Mr. Jones, the colonial Chaplain, has, much to his 
credit, paid great attention to these schools, and brought 
them to their present state. 
Having requested Mr. Kramer, a missionary, to visit 
the people living at the foot of the Cedar Mountains 
in a remote part of the district of Tulbach, and to 
inquire into their circumstances, he went thither, and 
on his return informed me that there were of 
White people - • • 16 
Baptized Bastard Hottentots • • • • 63 
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